From: fpv@xymph.iaf.nl (Frans P. de Vries)

From: [email protected] (Frans P. de Vries)
Subject: DOOM: Other 3D Action Games FAQ . (99/09/07)
Newsgroups: rec.games.computer.doom.announce,rec.games.computer.doom.help,rec.games.computer.doom.misc
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Organization: RGCD Support Team
Approved: [email protected]
Summary: Frequently answered questions on rec.games.computer.doom.* groups.
Contains info on where to find other 3D first person perspective
games, their FAQs, and the newsgroups where they're best discussed.

Rec-games-computer-doom-announce-archive-name: Other3D
Posting-Frequency: monthly

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|| This is the "DOOM: Other 3D Action Games" FAQ. It provides pointers to ||
|| information regarding Frequently Asked and easily answered Questions on ||
|| 3D first person perspective action games that sometimes get posted to ||
|| the DOOM newsgroups rec.games.computer.doom.{help,misc,playing,editing} ||
|| Changes from the previous 990202 edition are indicated by a leading '|' ||
|| Current editn: ftp://ftp.gamers.org/pub/archives/doom/periodic/Other3D ||
|| HTML ed: http://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/doom/periodic/Other3D.html ||
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Last Update: Sep 07, 1999

The rec.games.computer.doom.* newsgroups are dedicated to the discussion of
DOOM in any and all versions, sequels (DOOM II), ports and addons, as well
as 3D action games (like Heretic & Hexen) published by other companies that
use DOOM-like concepts and techniques licensed from id Software. Discussion
of other games in relation to DOOM is allowed by the charter of rgcd.misc.

This FAQ provides pointers to the places where full discussion of those 3D
first person perspective action games is more appropriate, and where basic
information (such as FAQs and demos/screenshots) can be found. This FAQ is
not intended as an exhaustive list of all existing 3D action games. More
info about games not listed here can be found in the sources below.

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General Places to Look for Info

A central source of information on the Internet about all types of games
is the "Games Domain" site. It's worth a visit by every gamer:
http://www.gamesdomain.co.uk/
http://www.gamesdomain.com/ [USA mirror]
ftp://ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk/pub/faqs/ [Game FAQs archive]
ftp://ftp.gamesdomain.com/pub/faqs/ [USA mirror]

3D Gamers specializes in 3D games and has sections for action, simulation,
strategy, etc. games with info and all relevant downloads:
http://www.3dgamers.com/
http://www.3dgamers.com/3daction/ [3D Action Gamers' Archive]

The "Accessing the Internet by E-Mail FAQ" shows how to access FTP and WWW
sites (and much more) by email only:
news:news.answers,news.newusers.questions,alt.internet.services
mailto:[email protected] Enter only this line in the BODY:
send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email

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In the following, the Shareware/Demo/Screenshots files listed are actually
available from sites too numerous to mention. For most URLs only one site,
ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/, is used here because I made sure it has 'em all :)
Check the "Games on the Internet" site above for alternatives.

The initial release field allows you to put the games and their technology
in perspective. Thanks to Albert Godfrind <[email protected]>
for this suggestion.

Also, some of the groups listed in the "Appropriate Newsgroups:" line may
not be available everywhere. If your site doesn't carry some alt.* groups,
use the generic comp.sys.{ibm.pc,mac}.games.action groups instead.

() Blake Stone & Planet Strike

Creator / Distributor : Apogee
Initial Release : Dec 1993
Latest Version : v3.0
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.apogee
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : http://www.apogee1.com/faq/apfaq63.txt
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/Pre-Doom/blakestone/releases/1bs30.zip
Screenshots: ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/Pre-Doom/blakestone2/releases/

() Blood & Blood 2

Creator / Distributor : Monolith / GT Interactive
Initial Release : Mar 1997 & Nov 1998
| Latest Version : v1.11 & v2.1
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.blood
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/blood/releases/blood.exe
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/blood2/releases/b2demoa.zip

() Catacomb Abyss

Creator / Distributor : SoftDisk
Initial Release : ??? 1991
Latest Version : v1.3
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/Pre-Doom/catacombabyss/releases/catabs13.zip

() Cybermage

Creator / Distributor : Origin
Initial Release : Dec 1995
Latest Version : v1.0
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : http://www.txdirect.net/~abonneau/cybermag.htm (Help page)
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/cybermage/releases/cybrdemo.exe

() Dark Forces & Jedi Knight (DF2)

Creator / Distributor : LucasArts
Initial Release : Mar 1995 & Oct 1997
Latest Version : v1.0 & v1.01
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.dark-forces
news:alt.games.jedi-knight
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
news:rec.arts.sf.starwars.games

FAQ : http://www.connect.ab.ca/~kloepel/df.htm
http://www.swgamers.com/jkfaq/
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/darkforces/releases/dforces1.zip [required]
ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/darkforces/releases/dforces2.zip [optional]
ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/darkforces/releases/dforces3.zip [optional]
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/jediknight/releases/jedidemo.exe

() Descent & Descent II

Creator / Distributor : Parallax / Interplay
Initial Release : Dec 1994 & Jan 1996
Latest Version : v1.5 & v1.2
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.descent
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : http://www.warpcore.org/descent-faq/
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/descent/releases/desc14sw.exe
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/descent2/releases/d2demo10.zip

() Duke Nukem 3D

Creator / Distributor : 3D Realms / FormGen
Initial Release : Jan 1996
Latest Version : v1.5
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.duke3d
news:alt.games.apogee
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/3drealms/duke3d/other/docsfaqs/d3dfaq08.zip
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/duke3d/releases/3dduke13.zip

() Greed

Creator / Distributor : SoftDisk
Initial Release : Feb 1996
Latest Version : v7.0
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/greed/releases/greedemo.exe

() Marathon & Marathon2 (Mac & Win95)

Creator / Distributor : Bungie
Initial Release : Dec 1994 & Nov 1995
Latest Version : v1.2
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.marathon
news:comp.sys.mac.games.action

FAQ : http://www.marathon.org/hyperarchive/info/
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/marathon2/releases/m2prev.zip

() Powerslave (a.k.a. Exhumed)

Creator / Distributor : Lobotomy / Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Initial Release : Dec 1996
Latest Version : v1.0
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Demos : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/powerslave/releases/pwrslave.zip
ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/exhumed/releases/exwebdem.zip

() Prey

Creator / Distributor : 3D Realms
Latest Version : none (not yet released)
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.apogee
news:alt.games.upcoming-3d
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : http://www.3drealms.com/faq/preyfaq12.txt
Screenshots: http://www.3drealms.com/catalog/prey/
ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/Upcoming/prey/releases/

() Quake & Quake II

Creator / Distributor : id Software / Activision
Initial Release : Jun 1996 & Dec 1997
Latest Version : v1.08 & v3.20
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:rec.games.computer.quake.announce
news:rec.games.computer.quake.editing
news:rec.games.computer.quake.playing
news:rec.games.computer.quake.quake-c
news:rec.games.computer.quake.servers
news:rec.games.computer.quake.misc

FAQ : ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/docs/faqs/q-faq20.zip
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/quake/releases/quake106.zip [required]
ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/quake/releases/quake108.zip [optional]
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/quake2/releases/q2-314-demo-x86.exe

() Radix: Into the Void

Creator / Distributor : Neural Storm / Epic
Initial Release : Nov 1995
Latest Version : v2.0
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/radix/releases/radsw20.zip

() Rise of the Triad

Creator / Distributor : Apogee
Initial Release : Dec 1994
Latest Version : v1.3
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.apogee
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : http://www.apogee1.com/faq/rottfaq30.txt
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/Pre-Doom/rott/releases/1rott13.zip

() Shadow Warrior

Creator / Distributor : 3D Realms / GT Interactive
Latest Version : v1.2
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.shadow-warrior
news:alt.games.apogee
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/shadowwarrior/releases/3dsw12.zip

() Spear of Destiny

Creator / Distributor : id Software / FormGen
Initial Release : Sep 1992
Latest Version : v1.4
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.apogee
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : ftp://ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk/pub/faqs/Wolfenstein-3D.faq
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/Pre-Doom/speardestiny/releases/soddemo2.zip

() System Shock

Creator / Distributor : Looking Glass / Origin
Initial Release : Sep 1994
Latest Version : v1.0
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/systemshock/releases/shokdemo.exe

() Tek War

Creator / Distributor : Capstone / Intracorp
Initial Release : Aug 1995
Latest Version : v1.0
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/tekwar/releases/tekwar.zip

() Terminal Velocity

Creator / Distributor : Terminal Reality / 3D Realms
Initial Release : Apr 1995
Latest Version : v1.2
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.apogee
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : http://www.3drealms.com/faq/tvfaq105.txt
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/termvelocity/releases/3dtv12.zip

() Terminator: Future Shock & Terminator: SkyNET

Creator / Distributor : Bethesda
Initial Release : Dec 1995 & Nov 1996
Latest Version : v1.0 & v1.01
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/futureshock/releases/fsdemo.zip
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/skynet/releases/skydemo.zip

() Unreal

Creator / Distributor : Epic / GT Interactive
Initial Release : May 1998
| Latest Version : v2.25f
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.unreal
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : http://www.planetunreal.com/faq/
| http://www.unrealkingdom.com/unreal/faq.html
Screenshots: http://www.unreal.com/unreal_files.html
ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/unreal/releases/

() Witchaven & Witchaven II

Creator / Distributor : Capstone / Intracorp
Initial Release : Jul 1995 & May 1996
Latest Version : v1.0
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : none known
Demo : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/witchaven/releases/whaven.zip
ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/witchaven/releases/wtchfix2.zip
Screenshots: ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/witchaven2/releases/

() Wolfenstein 3D

Creator / Distributor : id Software / Apogee
Initial Release : May 1992
Latest Version : v1.4
Appropriate Newsgroups: news:alt.games.apogee
news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

FAQ : ftp://ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk/pub/faqs/Wolfenstein-3D.faq
Shareware : ftp://ftp.3dgamers.com/pub/3daction/Pre-Doom/wolfenstein3d/releases/1wolf14.zip
Sourcecode : ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/source/wolfsrc.zip

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The "DOOM: Other 3D Action Games" FAQ is compiled / maintained by Frans P. de
Vries <[email protected]> from information publicly available on the Internet,
and was inspired by Raphael Quinet <[email protected]> and Bishop of Battle
<[email protected]>. Copyright (c) 1995-1999 by FP de Vries.
All specific names are trademarks and belong to their respective owners.
Additional credits to other contributors on the 'net, you know who you are :)

Please send corrections and additions to Frans P. de Vries. DOOM on! :)